Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-01-14

the rem1rk. hut ala not KNOW NheLp,i S"'
was joking or not.
The conductor ard LilIin, upon arriving
At Richmond, got IN an Omnibus. lie got
out ot the Exchange Hotel. soc went on
to the American. where, abont n VI.
March 10, 1885, sbe registered as 4. Il. Ser
ton. aud was assigned to Room II.
Cluverius reached Richm1ld March ths
12ih-the day that Lillian missed tue train
agd registered Ut The Davis House. lie was
With her az vsrous times on the l3ih; thlt
uight be- killed her; next morning he leit
for home.
HOW LILLIAN LOOKED.
Lnhan was a short and stout little woman.
bout twenlv-One or tweny-tWO years OF
age. She was oulg 4 feet II inches hgu.
Dut probably weighed rs pounds. Her
face was round aud full. and she was aid
10 te pretty. Dressed for her trip 10 Rich
mond. shc had on black alapaci dress;
over that q hlne jersey, aud underneath
that a warm Jacket; around her neck a
bright. glossy, rcd-silk handkerchief,
Pinned With black iet brooch; while on
her bead she wore o hat made OF black
straw, turned up in front. IL had three
ostrich tips on il, aud was trimmed with
tv He'd silk and bl1ck velvet. Around
It was worn veil. The most conspicuous
part of bcr outfit was a red crochet shawl.
sometimes thrown over her shoulders,
sometimes carried on her arm, sometimes
strapped on her clothcs-bag. She wore
plain gold 6ngeT-Iing and 10
ore hand she bad the clothes-bSg; 90
ibe wrist OF the other she carried a small
sarbd, wherein she Kept her money.
What II amounted to no one knows. Mr..
Dickinson gave her s. when she started,
bot bow much more she had cannot be a.
certamcd. At MilbOr0' she took out -
uud 81 note and paid for her ticket, aud
got fifty cents in change.
The condition oi deceased was never
suspected by Ms. Dickers0n or anyone
N Bath. though il was commented on 10y
The wOrkmcn at Belle Isle.
Her only known correspondent in Rich
mOnd vas a Miss Duus.aD, formerly Of
King William, and VINO 10 1885 lived on
Reservoir street.
CLUyERIUs.
Tommie Cuycfius at tins date was about
tWcnty-four years old; height about fe"t
o inches; build rather spare; weight
about 12j or 30pounds; hair dlrkanburn
color Of old mahogany; complexion
rudy: eyes dark brown; mouth lar4e.
lirs lblck; ucse OF fair .hIpe, but quite
laree.
His manner las been 'lways quiet and
reserved. The frequency OF his smiles
caused him to be dubbed by some OF the
col!Cgc boys Smiling Noses
THG DEAD BODY FoCNp.
The old reservoir +, basin made on a
Ulane hy The erection Of walls OF earth TO
the height Of twenty feet or more. At a
dl.tance It has a fOrt-lke appearance. On
the top Of The ombankment j. q wide
arayoiled walk. Between II and the basin
is a pickctf,ncc forty irchc, high. The
reservoir BASIN is lined with brick and
slopcs inwardly. On is outward slope It
is luriCd, and it requires an active person
to walk straight up it, but 10y t1klnS an
obiuuc line the tax Is not - dilicnit.
The Whole grounds were at that date en-
closed by ,4pSc fence eight feet high. All
gate, are locked at night; but for mlny
wears pior 10 thc 1ith II March, lSsj,
tttrc had been in the back fence, in a IT,
mote and scldom-yi,itod locality, a ho.e
oce by loo>eDing two planks.
STRANDED.
During the night Of March 18Th the water
IN tits reservoir had been allowed ID fll
considerably. and the next morning the
dead body Of strange woman Wa
found. Mr. p. j. Burton, OF the
BiSpGich. who went out there in the line oi
his profession and made a close inye'tiga.
lion, WAS probably the first TO see marks Of
violence on The face, aud TO declare, in view
OF the surroundings, that in his opinion The
woman had been murdered.
what 7;yA;ory Is Here?
saturday morning. March iith, about :
O'Clock, Mr.. Lysauder W. Rose, keeper o.
the Old or Marshall reservoir. was making
ms accustomed rounds. While Walktn
westward on the southern embankment hi'
attention was attracted by .he disturbed or
Wrrowed condition Of the walkWay. Nil
mcrous tracks were seen, generally running
into each other. and covering a space OF
pcrhauS six feet squire. The condition OF
The ground indicated to him thit there h I'd
been scu1le a. this poilt. Close to the
fence be- saw the footprints OF woman
and back OF them those 81 a nan. In the
middle Of the furroNcd ground he saw a
,bocstring, broken in the middle, with
tie two ends tied together. Look
jng over the pickct-ience into the
waters Of the reservoir he discovered pOr-
tions Of a woman, drc>, and sometime
hike q lower limb. He called to Mr.. Lucas,
hi, assistant. who came and touched it with
mole. when they became satisfied il WI, q
human body. Mr.. Rose allowed it thus D.
remain and went for the Coroner. At II
n'clcck Dr. Taylor arrived and tue bOds
was removed from the water. Il va, thai
Of a woman about twenty-five years OF age,
She had on q hghl-bluc Jacket, blick JeI'
sry. an alOaCa dress, shoes and st)cSlngS
and the usual undercl0thing. a hlndkcr
chief was around her neck, flStened by
pin in front. The hair was coiei at tn.
back Of the head, but the fOrclocks or Bang
were washed out and disheyciled. Hel
garments were covered with mud, anC
there were a few trivial rents az the bottou
Of the dress and on the sleeve Of the jacket
4 he arms OF the dead woman were bent w
in front Of the body, with the fingers tightly
clenchtd, and between them Jumps OF muc
were found. The BODY was then stH II
doath.
Dr. TAYLOR also noticed the condition o
the walkWay. lie saw the two heel-track'
made by "a large, broad .heeled shoe, anC
afterNaIds described them a. II made by
one who was in a position 10 look into th'
reservoir. HetOok a shoe from tue foot OI
Inc dead woman and tilted it into one o.
The smaller tracks. There was no nam'
upon any article OF clothing. and nothing
bv which she could be identified. The bod.
was then removed to the almshouse.
TRACKS.
The same morning Ne'srs. william
Hutcheson, J. W. Tninhlm, 4. W. Hlr
groye, ana Jackson Bolton discovered ib,
racks oi two persons on the LETT bank OF
ditch leading from the hole In the fenc,
| 1iagonally to the point on the embankmen
where the ground was fuTrOwed up. Tn
.Oil vas red clay, and the tracks were wei
| defined. They appeared to have been mad
| bv TWO persons walking side by side. On
was a very smalltrac the other was br0ll
| gnd Hat, as il made by shoe like a brOgan
| The impression Of the heel was but llttl
more than that OF the rest Of the foot. Tier
we're no prints Of nails In the tracks. Tn
msn's tracks were seen leading up tue sod
| ded embankment, which is an ascent o
about 30 degrees.
IThe accused wore plain gum overshOe
! or half Arctics when he came TO Richmond
md Friday night was cold and wet, bu
| whether he wore them when he left tn
| Davis house was not known 10 any OF th
| witnesses.l
RID SHAWL.
Early Saturday morning Mr.. K. K
| Dunstan, who lived az No. 1903 Reservoir
street, about tnrre hundred yards from tb'
reservoir-gate, found a red crochet shaw
| hanging on his trout feuce. He was goinl
10 bis work, and, thinking 1t belonged t
% ne member OF his family, went back into
the house aud laid ii on a chair. This IN
| cldent hal nassel from his recollection